. 2022 Dec 23;5:100153. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpx.2022.100153

Table 2.

Mechanical properties (n = 6) of extruded filaments containing different DEX forms: dexamethasone free acid (DEX), dexamethasone acetate (DEX-A) and dexamethasone sodium phosphate (DEX-P). Results are expressed as mean ± SD.

	Tensile strength (MPa)	Young's Modulus (MPa)	Elongation at break (%)
DEX	9.10 ± 0.53^a	1.19 ± 0.07^a	7.35 ± 2.60^a
DEX-A	10.16 ± 1.09^a	1.01 ± 0.12^b	9.43 ± 3.04^a
DEX-P	9.88 ± 1.06^a	1.09 ± 0.12^ab	8.75 ± 2.06^a

Means followed by the same letter, in the same column, are not statistically different (ANOVA, Tukey's test, p ≤ 0.05).